AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBig Four Fallout: Australia’s KPMG crisis deepened after the firm said its whistleblower handling “fell short,” with the federal government reviewing KPMG contracts worth about $270m and regulators probing audit leak claims. Market Watch: ASX sentiment stayed fragile as banks and miners dragged indexes, with analysts flagging rate and housing pressures. Data Centres & Capital Flows: Blackstone-backed AirTrunk says it will invest $30bn in India by 2030 to build 5GW of capacity, after entering via Lumina CloudInfra—an AI infrastructure bet welcomed by PM Modi. Energy Storage: Victoria cleared the 620MW/2.48GWh Morwell BESS project, targeting financial close by end-2027 and operations in late-2029. Payments/Fintech: Fusion Markets launched 24/7 payment processing aimed at cutting withdrawals to under an hour. Banking & Risk Tech: SK Telecom joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to use AI for vulnerability detection, following its major USIM breach. Policy & Costs: RBA-linked scrutiny of spending impacts interest rates continued as economists warned about productivity and stagflation risks.
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